ENVIRONMENT

The high seas are home to abundant marine life and extraordinary ecosystems like coral reefs. Roberto Machado Noa / LightRocket via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. After more

Pesticides have been used, in one way or another, for thousands of years to protect crops against invasive species, fungi and other “pests.”   While there are organic options, chemical pesticides are commonly used, with industrial agriculture relying heavily on it for their crops. However, as many studies and literature over the decades have shown,

Snow covers homes, cars and palm trees in Rancho Cucamonga, California, on Feb. 25, 2023. JOSH EDELSON / AFP via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. The usually mild

California’s Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant conditionally received the first round of Biden administation funds to extend the lives of aging nuclear plants. Lloyd Cluff / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes,

A forum on ESG investing held by the Humanity 2.0 Foundation and International WELL Building Institute in New York City on Feb. 28, 2022. Eugene Gologursky / Getty Images for Humanity 2.0 Foundation Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality,

More than 90 scientists from around the world have written an open letter recommending that research be done on the potential of increasing solar radiation modification (SRM) — the reflection of sunlight away from Earth’s atmosphere, sometimes referred to as “solar geoengineering” — in order to slow planetary warming and lessen climate impacts. The scientists

Boxes of organic strawberries at Oley Valley Organics farm in Pennsylvania. MediaNews Group / Reading Eagle via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. If you’ve ever bitten into a

A field of wind turbines near an old oil pumpjack in Augustus, Texas on July 13, 2022. Larry Syverson / CC BY-SA 2.0 Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Renewable energy

A person dons summer attire for Washington, D.C.’s warmest Feb. 23 on record. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. The weather in the U.S.

A trooper checks the tire of a truck carrying flammable contents during a random hazmat checkpoint in Colorado. Andy Cross / The Denver Post / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes,

Laguna Beach, California. Robert Landau / Corbis Documentary / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. The Laguna Beach, California, city council has voted to ban the sale and public

Southern elephant seals on the beach with King penguins and Royal penguins on Macquarie Island, Australia. Auscape / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Australia’s

Aerial view of solar power station and solar energy panels Jackyenjoyphotography / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. A political group deeply connected to conservative politics and a major

A dry canal in Venice, Italy on Feb. 16, 2023. Alessandro Bremec / NurPhoto Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Following weeks of no rainfall, and with last summer’s drought still

Quick Key Facts Degrowth is the idea that we should prioritize sustainability and human well-being over economic growth. It comes from the French “décroissance,” which was coined in 1972 by social philosopher André Gorz. It first emerged as a distinct movement and theory in the early 21st century and entered the English language in 2008.

Oil and gas pumps in Siberia. Olga Rolenko / Getty Images Why you can trust us Founded in 2005 as an Ohio-based environmental newspaper, EcoWatch is a digital platform dedicated to publishing quality, science-based content on environmental issues, causes, and solutions. Despite constant warnings from the scientific community about the dangers of the climate crisis